Speaking at the celebration of an Apatani election victory

This crowd has gathered to celebrate a famous election victory : In February 1978, MLAs were elected as Members of the Legislative Assembly in Itanagar, the capital of the then, Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh : Padi Yubbe, from the Padi clan, one of the richest and most influential in local so...

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Full title: Speaking at the celebration of an Apatani election victory [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1978.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: This crowd has gathered to celebrate a famous election victory : In February 1978, MLAs were elected as Members of the Legislative Assembly in Itanagar, the capital of the then, Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh : Padi Yubbe, from the Padi clan, one of the richest and most influential in local society, was elected not only as a MLA but also as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly : the invited guests, according to Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, numbered 500, including Nyishis and Hill Miris from villages within the speaker's constituency : One of those special guests is speaking to the crowd, in his local language : the celebration was held at Padi Yubbe's house in Old Ziro, the small town-cum-village at the northern end of the valley.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1978.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
FURER.
RSA.
PHOTOS.
Access: © 1978, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs.
Place of Publication: India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Old Ziro -- Apatani River valley.